Machine for cutting sheet glass



May 16, 1939` F. (Fl-:Lm GoFFAUx MACHINE FOR CUTTING SHEET GLASS 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 31,` 1937 pra/A9 @af/2.043,!

May 16, 1939.

F. (FELIX) GoFFAUx 2,158,900

MACHINE FOR CUTTING SHEET ,GLASS Filed Dec. 51, 1937 4 lSheets-Sheefl 2 *May l16, 19739 F. (FELIX) GoFFAux 2,158,900

MACHINE FOR CUTTING SHEET GLASS v Filed Deo. 51, l1937 /4 Sheets-Sheet 3 MAY .15, l939v f t F. (FELIX) GoFFAUx 2,158,900

MACHINE FOR CUTTING SHEET GLASS Filed Dec. '51, 1957 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 .A invention; 'to machines foniprovi'dingfapractical and-eiialcient means'ior cutsizes rapidly, and economically. f

tovprovide a new and-'improved sheet glass cutting machine. Aiurthery object isi to provide glass toy commercialsizes., `'Another object is to 1veying means. Otherobjects include the. prok vision of:l meanswhich willallow particles of glass-brother foreignimatterto fall through the conveyer; means .for scoring the glass without stopping the conveyer; glass" cutting means having aplurality of selectively *controllable .glass v- .l of the cutters from the machine;l and means for y automatically and'selectivelypactuating the diiferentcutters. l

Yet further other objects includeV the-provi sions of:fmeansfi'or,A fracturing the sheet glass that( the cutters iorgthesheetsoi glassinay be f [quickly organized A.toxeliminate defective portions following descriptionlwhen taken inr connection withvr the' accompanying drawings. a Y X jjln thevr accompanying drawings', wherein like numerals indicate corresponding parts in the various' iigures'Fi'ggfl is a sideelevation ofy a #this invention andbeing partly broken away and cross section on ,th'elineI-in Flg.`1. Fig. 3

'controlfmeana Fig; 5 shows a detail vvariation inthe power drive system. Fig.r 6- shows ar detail Shreveport', La., by Lydia' Dierick Goilanx, sdmini'stratrinNewYorLNvY.

appliesuonnecembesniss'z, suamaiazssz v momma (ci. 4in-4r s) a y y n ytion showing` a. portion ting sh'l ets oi' glass or plateglass to ycommercial ,a Ime',object` ofgthilsfinvention is to provide a sheet glassjcutting machine. Another object is meansufor 'quickly'andselectively cutting sheet prvidegmeanstorsquaring the glass on the coni,

cutters; means iorautomatically removing all f in" cooperativerelation with respect .to the lines I in suchA relation with respect totheconveyer so .oimthe glasssheet. .Other objects and yadvantages 1; of this invention ,willrbeascertainedirom thev fglasscutting machine incorporating'features of partly vrshown. in sectiomuli'g.y 2 is atransverse Y.

isfay partialV plan viewpartly broken away. Fig. 4*.i`s'fa1 detail variation'in the arrangement of the ofthe' conveyer channel; Fig.-"l"showsr a detail 5, variation in thej hinge connection 'of the con-` PATENT jolt-FICE veyer'. Fig. 8 is anenvlargedviewpartly in sec- `of a conveyer and a conveyer supporting` channel. Fig.9is viewonthelinel-linl'ig. 8. LFig. 10 is a'view y. showing the arrangement of the fracturing' pin and corresponding to a transverse section on the line `III-II of Fig. 12. Fig. v11 is another View` of the fracturing pin mechanism taken at right angles to the view in Fig. 10. Fig. '12 is a partial plan view showing the portion of `one of the 'conveyerrnembera Fig. 13 `shows thelrsheet glass holding means. Fig. 141s across section view on the line l4l4 in Fig. 13. Fig. 15;is an end view of one oi the trip operatingmeansattached thereto. Fig.

16'isf an enlarged view taken at 'right angles to the view in Fig.y 15. Fig. l'lis anenlarged detail showing the operating mechanism of the cuttingdevice.

' Fig. 18 is a cooperative section view on thek line II-IB inFig. 1'7. Fig. 19 is a section on the rline l9-I9 inFig. 17.' Fig. 20 is a detail cross section on the line 20-2 in Fig. 17. Hg. 21 is fa partialcross section on vthe line 2I-'2I in Eg.'

" mechanism 34, and vcontrolmechanism 35.

I'he mechanism is supported upon a suitable structural framework including structural steel side frames 36 and r31 tied together by transversely extending structural members 38.v The framework additionally includes channels 39 and 40 which providethe necessary means for directing the conveyer in a deiinite path. The conveyer 30 comprises a series of narrow strips or slats 4| extending transversely across the conveyor, andhaving a plurality of spaced slats 42 having abutments 43 on the upper surfaces thereof. l These abutments are arranged to have the edges of the glass sheets forced against them Vtok maintain the sheet in deiinite position. The

boss 44 tapers upwardly from the left hand edge r45 toward the right, so that the edge of a sheet thereby maintaining the glass in anchored alignment with respect tothe length of the machine. These slats with the raised boss are positioned along the conveyer to provide a required length of conveyer for the sheet of glass which is to be cut.

The slats are interconnected by a plurality of hinges. Each hinge piece comprises a plate portion 46 having depending side arms 41 and 48 between which is mounted a roller 49, supported on a shaft 50 whichy latter is carried in the bearing openings 5|. `Atthe opposite ends of each plate is provided one or more bearing bosses 52 arrangedto cooperate with complementary bosses 53 and 54 on the adjacent end of the next hinge plate. Each hinge is coupled by the pin 55 securing them together. Each hinge plate portion is' secured to. one of the' slats. That portion of theslat to which the hinge plate is secured being squared, as at |09 in Figs. 8 and 9, so as to .provide a flat surface upon which the bearing plate may be secured by the long bolts ||0 fastened to' the slats at the upper ends by the nuts |,||.v The hinges are interchangeable and the rsame type hinge is used at' each side of the conveyer slats. Where the hinges are positioned at points inwardly from the ends channel portions 56 so that the rollers will always be directed into the channel and will a1- ways operate there in a definite space alignment.

AEachguide channel is arcuate vas rseen in Fig. l

' channel members are positioned well in from the ends of the slats,'that under those circumstances the drums will be undercut sufiiciently to allow the rollers to pass through the drum periphery. 'Ihe rollers ridingupon the apron will always 'be'directed centrally so as to continue directly in the channel.

Although th'e hingeshave been illustrated in some of the figures as being adjacent the ends of the slats it may be preferable to position the hinges at spaced points inwardly of the edge of the slats. In Fig. 7 the slat 4| is indicated as having a hinge 60 positioned well in from the edge 6|. When .the conveyer is constructed in this manner it will be readily understood that the channels 39 and 40 will'be spaced a greater distance from the sides of the framework 36 and 31. 'I'he conveyer slats are not contiguous but are yspaced a short distance apart so as to allow particles of glass, diamond, or other small particles of substances to fall through the conveyer instead of remaining on top of the same.

At each endof the conveyer is placed one or more drums 62 and 63 respectively, the former of which is a mere idler drum whereas the latter is the driving drum by which the conveyer is caused to move. 'l'he under side of each slat is curved as at 64 and the outer surfaces of each of these drums is peripherally corrugated in a manner to correspond to the shape of the drum engaging surface of the conveyer. The drum 62 is supported by the shaft 65 which latter is carried in the bearings 66 and 61 and secured tothe side frame structure 68. This drum being the idler drum is free to rotate. I'he corrugations 69 in the outer surface of this drum are clearly visible in Fig. 2. The drum 63 at the opposite end of the conveyer system is carried upon the axle 10 supported in the bearing members 1| and 1I' which is secured upon the structural frame 12, the latter being a part of the vside frame structure 31.

The source of motive power for the driving drum is an electric motor 14 mounted upon the cross channel member 15 tying the opposite frame walls together. An intermediate shaft 16 is supported in bearings upon the side frames and is arranged to carry pulleys 11 and 18. Pulley 11 is directly driven by means of the belt or chain 19 operated from the pulley 80 on the motorA shaft. The pulley 18 is secured to the shaft 16.

vIt isA arranged to drive the belt or chain member 8l which inturn drives a wheel 82 fixed to the shaft 10. This in turn drives the drum 63 which latter is shown as being in two parts 63 and 63.

In Fig. 1 and 3 the driving drum is shown as being of the same construction as the idler drum 62. This is not the only way, however, that the i conveyer may be driven and by reference to Fig.

5 it will be seen that the construction may be reorganized with a smaller diameter drive wheel 83 keyed to the shaft 10 as at 84. In this case the small diameter drive wheel 83 isy positioned under-:that portion of the conveyer wherein the hinges-'pass so that the roller wheels 49 will ride in the grooves 85 at the same' time that the. rounded portion 64.0f the slats ride in the grooves 86 inthe' outer surface of the drum 63.

A roller or a group of rollers 91 is preferably arranged to hold the conveyer against the drum as clearly indicated in Figs. 1 and 3. Such an arrangement will provide a positive drive between the drum and the conveyer.

When a sheet of glass 94 is placed upon the conveyer it will be forced against the abutment 43 by means of the spring rollers 88 three of which have been shown in Fig. 3. These rollers are mounted on lever arms 89 and keyed at 90 4 to the cross shaft 9|. The latter is supported upon the blocks 92 one of which is located at each end of the shaft and arranged to slide on the structural member 93. 'Ihe structural member 93 is provided with a pluralityof holes 95 which are equally spaced so that the blocks can be secured to the framework by securing means 96. On the lower end of each of the arms 89 there is provided a yoke 91 carrying the roller 88 and arranged with an upper portion 98 arranged H for limited relative movement with respect to the locating nut 99. A spring` |00 is positioned between the substantially horizontally extending portion IU of the arm 89 and the shoulder of the yoke. -The spring yieldably urges the roller against thesheet of glass and in turn urges the sheet of glass against the abutment.

In each of the slats 4| is positioned a plurality of holes |01 in which are mounted fracturing pins |08 which are used to fracture the glass upon the line which has been scored by the cutters, to be hereinafter described. Althoughonly a single slat has been indcated in Fig. 3 as having these holes it will be readily understood thatall of the slats will preferably be provided with fracturing pins.

The fracturing pins more specifically may be composed of two parts. The upper part I2 being provided with a threaded stem ||3 which latter is arranged to be screwed into the upper portion f i' "no Yansasaoo 7 4 of the stemofthe lower part of the pin. l.The

1 i bottom I 5 of the fracturing pin is arranged to be fai' actuatedbymeans to be described and in turn .y imparts itsfmotionto the head H2 which; strikes ,the sheet 'of glass thereby fracturing it along the score line. At each place in the slat in which the vfracturing pins are located a hole is provided.

- `This hole. |01 may have a central portion II6 the'slathaving a lower portion H9 of reduced" which is substantially circular in section and have laterallyfextending portions ||1 and |I8 which` preventthepin from turningafter having been adjusted. The hole extends completely through `diameterf'th'roug'h which the lower portion'of the stem' I I5 .extends` and `an intermediate portion |20 stem I |3 extends.

fracturing pin is vlocated the annular ange |25 (which abuts (against the bottom'of the cup at one end of its movement and which is retained in that Lagainsttheflange at .oneend and the cap |23 l position b y means of the spring I 26 which abuts fatthe' other 6nd. The'cap may be secured in L place by Wood screwsv |21-,

- suchpositionthe head may be rotated or screwed n `in "or Iout of the lowerpart of the pin. vAfter the pin has been properlyadjusted it may again be rei lleased sothat the spring will forceit downwardly u The fracturing-pinsmay be adjusted'by push- Ling upon the lower lportion rII5 and raising the pin tosuch an extent .that thehead H2 will be extended above the Walls of the holes |01.7 v`'In inthe" hole; v If the headiportion is screwed down to such an' extent that it does'not allow ythe lower f end" ||5 to yextend below4 the conveyer, the fraclturing pins will not be operated because they will be unable to strike againsttheactuating mechanism which isl herenafterdescribed. When the rlower end I I5 is allowed to extend below the con- 4v eyer 'it'v can then strike lagainstthe actuating means and effectively fracture theglass.

At -:each.side of.` the`machine is` mounted a o ychannel member 93. Intoeach of these channel y *members is secured a block |02 and vto the bot- "tom of' eachy block is'securedby meansrv of the vkbolts |04the transversely extending cross memf er |`03. The 'latter extends from Ione side of the the 4operation of thefcutters.

`cutter machine to the other and is provided with av "plurality of oppositelyL extending projections n |05 and |06 the individual projectionsbeing di-f rectlyy opposite respective individual projections on. the other side of themember'and each set ofprlijections forming a" blockextending in the #generaldirection of movement of`the conveyor.y f Thecenter line of eachblock `is arranged parallel to'theifguides 93. 'Ihecos's member is normally stationaryk and the extending'y portions |05l and |06 are provided wlthxmechanism for controlling l a ,y f A rod |28 extend'stransverselyof the machine each endjto either the' blocks |02v or rthe frame* f `above' the cross men1b`er}'-.|03 and is secured at 9.3. *'Uponf-the rod 1128y is pivotally' mounted a plurality of cutting tool r'supports |29; Although onlyfafe'w of 'these members havebeenv illusf tratedfin Fig.V 3 the actual machine willprefer abiyecpntain f in the" neighborhood of yabout 10o of these actual "cutters'extendingtransversely'of .y n the machine and so organizedfa's tobesus'cep-f rvtible oifcuttingftheA sheet glass into an'iniinite* combination of dimensions. 'I'hecuttingtool upper surface of the conveyor.

f sheet.

opening |3| through which the shaft |28 extends y and which is secured to the cutting tool support `by the fastening means |32.

'I'he cutting tool support is` mounted upon the shaft in such a manner as to provide a limited axial movement. In orderV to accomplish this, the member |30 is retained at a denite location on shaft |28 by means of collars |33 and |34, positioned at either gside thereof and secured to the shaft by the set screws |35 and |36. The cutting tool support as described may freely oscillateupon the shaft |28. The outer end of the cutting tool support |28 is rounded and is of reduced section as at |31 ,is located a wing nut |41 which fastens the parts in a `definite position. A removable cutting element such as a diamond |48 is mounted in a stem |49 carrying 'a vlcnurled flange |50. The upper vend of the stem is threaded at |5| and is arranged to be screwed into the sleeve |44.

Each cutting tool is normally urged toward the sheet of glass 94 by means of the spring |52. The spring is seated at one end in a recess |53 in the cutter block portion |06 and has its opposite end seated in a cup |54 rotatably secured at the lower end of the adjusting screw |55. The

Asupport has secured upon its bottom surface a y.carrying member |30 which contains a central screw is carried at the left hand end of the cutting tool support |29. 'I'he upper end of the screw is provided with a wing nut |56 by means pression of the spring |52 and in turn controls the application of .forcewhich is applied to the ,f cutting tool |48 upon the glass.

At the opposite side of the fulcrum |28 of each cuttingblock is located the operating elements The element |59 is a limit stop inthe formy |05 and by means of its adjustment the approach movement of the cutter |48 toward the conveyor is limited. `By this adjustment the cutting tool can'be arranged so that it will never score the A yieldable material may be placed upon the surface 43 to absorb any irregularities in the edge of the glass The elements |58 are air actuated pistons all ofy which are actuated at the same time to raise all of the cutters from the sheet of glass or to ,release all of the cutters and allow thein to be placed upon the sheet of glass. These cylinders are simultaneously operated from a single air line |62 which extends from the panel 35 along `the `side 'of the machine and across under all ci the cutter blocks with individual air pipes "|63 coupled at |64 to each cylinder holding a piston |58. The pistons y|58 will be similarin construction to the .pistons |51 hereinafter described f interposed in this air line'at the right of the Jil secured thereto by a pin |12.

locatedwith respect tothebosses 52 that all of the cutters engaging the surface oi theglass sheet will be raised from the work as the boss passes under the cutters and will then be allowed to drop upon the next sheet of `-glass 'c`ar ried on the conveyer.,

Each trip valve lever actuating'lblock A|51 may 'have downwardly extendingflanges |18 and |1| arranged to extend 'on each side of a slat and be The blocks will be secured upon the slats as they pass about one of the drums so that the pins may be readily placed through the blocks and the conveyer. Another simple arrangement which can be utilized in this connection, especially where the hinges are positioned inwardly from the ends' of the slats, is` to provide each block wjth a band that will tit snugly around the slat of the conveyer and hold the block in place. r

Means |51 is operated under the control ofan individual valve |15 mounted on the control panel 85. An air line |15 extends from the valve on the papel/*to piston |51. The air supply is indicated at'|15' with two air lines |18' and |11 going to the panel. These air lines will be under the control of master valves |88 and |88 and one of the air lines may go directly to the pipe |62 whereas the other one will be the supply pipe for all of the valves |13. These individual air pipes have been indicated as extending out over the conveyer in Fig. 3 for the purpose of clearly illustrating the invention, the preferred arrangement of the parts however locates these air lines along the side of the machine.

cinity of the'cross member |03. It is equally contemplated within the scope of this invention that the air lines and control panel'be divided with a number of the valves on one side of the machine and the others directly opposite on the other side of the machine. A variation of this arrangement may -contemplate locating the valves at the end of the conveyer upon a shelf 55' vwith the valves |18' positioned in space transversely along the width of the conveyer. In this arrangement the pipes |15 will preferably extend n along the side of the conveyer as indicated. In

y Fig. 4 the valves |15' are morereadily operated for the reason that the valves are directly aligned with respect to the location of the respective cutter tools whereas the arrangement of Fig. 1 requires indicia marks corresponding to the cutters. Thevalves |18 when in the open position are so constructed as to place the interior of the pistons |51 in communication with the atmosphere. When they are in their closed position thef pistons are placed in direct communication with the air supply thereby causing the respective pistons |51 to raise and lift its cutter'froln the work. When it is desired to allow a particular cutter to be lowered upon the work, the valves They then extend across the conveyer in the immediatervitending annular ange |18. These cups are arranged to tit within holes |18 cut into the portion |85 o! each cutter block. The upper end of the hole is partly closed by a threaded collar or washer |88 which retains the piston in place and engages the ilange |18 when the piston moves outwardly in response to air pressure. The fit between the piston and the collar is such 'as to avoid locking of air between the outside of the piston and its cylinder. The hole |18 has a counterbore |8| extending from the bottom thereof into a threaded enlarged bore |82.v AThe air line,|15 of flexible tubing such as copper tubing is secured to the opening |8| by means of the hollow coupling nut |88. The device |58 is similarly arranged.

It can now be readily understood that by setting the valve |18 or |18 in the open position the particular valves which have been selected will open their respective thimble pistons |51 to the atmosphere so that the said pistons will drop by gravity in their cylinders. The respective cutters pivotally mounted above these pistons are f then arranged so that they may engage a sheet of glass. When vthe sheet of glass moves along the conveyer and one of the limit stops |61 engages the valve arm |55 all of the thimble valves |58 will be actuated to allow fthe cutters to be raised from the sheet of glass. Only those cutters will engage the sheet of glass however that have been previously selected and which have had their piston devices |51 lowered. The downward movement of the cutters will then be restricted solely by the limit stops |58. It will of course be understood that these devices may be arranged to --r roller 85 and in their upward movement strike the sheet of glass breaking it along the score which has been previously made. The manner of adjusting Athe fracturing pins as heretofore described necessitates stopping the conveyer mechanism during the time the adjustment is made. To avoid such a vcondition and facilitate quicker control of the machine a slight variation can be made in the mechanism |85. This has been illustrated diagrammatically in Fig. 24

wherein the roll |85 has been broken down into va plurality of individual rolls |88 each one of which is arranged to be positioned under the work carrying strand of the conveyer in line with a particular series of fracturing pins. y

Each roll is mounted upon the upper surface of the thimbie valve or piston |81 supported between bifurcated arms |88 by the pin |88. `This roller is held in its uppermost position by means of a spring |88 positioned between the bottom |8| of the cylinder |82 and the bottom flange |83 of the cup. The upper end of the cylinder may be closed by a cylinder head |85 threaded into the open end thereof. 'I'he series of cylinders |82 are mounted upon a cross channel |85 comprisving a part of the framework and each cylinder has the interior portion thereof, containing the spring, open to the atmosphere by means of the aligned openings |85 and |81 in the channel and cylinder respectively. The air line |18' goes to the hand operated selector valve |18" which latposition; to anew air pressure-teinte: esta :ne

" sciences?y ,Iwyhlch fwtralm l c there-,by-r hoidmg theeuttersif-in raised position.'

the atmosphere both f nella mvltyvmelm ,isthelmstong-III. ym ons loweredfuponthe andthe roller'is',y u. mete-thexwws-vlm when-m' alignment `:withthe` the Particur cutter V, idler drum n vv .y .ezgmyrbeprreviaedtwitii epluralityofpephn, erallyestendin'grgmoves orslotsglllfllllllketc. fl @oo thexdrivlns an newest-194.: 29|.' l".

etc.,yon.the idler Luie@ glassfsneet can .easily aude :over the 'bosses `onto the` conveyer. ',Affshelifmay-alsoebeplaced s ,atthetrailing or end, 'at alevel slightly bellow `that oi' the conveyer. sojthatthe sheet can" yielding means urging` the cutter toward 'the conveyer, .an adjustable limit stop for determining t fseasilypassoii'. of thefconveyer ontothe shelf.

e theoperation machine." the-sheets oilglass .togbecut are fedto'thejlreceiving end 3|y lui-r oi 'theconveyer byssuitablemeans (not shown) f soflhfgth #metti-Will 118,12 1111011 the, yslats, ,4|-

f l f `millingOli-1123er4241815with@ h'eet'uwlllbe fsensaged bythe abutmentsy carried'nbythe slats I2, and the glassrthengwill kliejiri'ove,i with the y conveyor.vr In-` the event ythe Vor rear edge ltithe glass yN does not initially e'ngage the abutments tntactfwith ,thetrailinggjedge, and

i, n y45;.fthereai'ter the `rollers I8 y"will ride over the upper suria'cefoi'j thefglass fand hold. the glass flat ,uponthe'slats'lL i mainin'g levers 3,3 willbefurged. to operative'pof l sition'by'theirspringsllllfso thatthecutters l". :i carried'by the `rer'naininglevers;le,3A-.will 'contactl wlthth sheet of 81e *lathe 'Shet msm, tharef" beneath. The glass willbescored )by's'uchjones' 'offtliey cutters [I8 as are operative position este tap-thunderous pfrthesneet' `:u directly' f5 esj utters ma distaneesmcientvtnatetne fracturing or tappingoperationlwillvnot startuntil a adeinftleiupper 'surn Y v nvr-endless conveyer carried by said frame forming y 'eisprated @lower 70 vthe associated cuttersfillthe `spi'flngluessed roll- `UFers' lLassociated 'withrthe selected .cutters Ill y Q fairly'long scorehasbeen face ofthe glass. v f When selectedl valves li ",i will beraisedtooperativegposition by. thedsprings y ist, 4and such ofthe cutters [njas mentir-,edL win halve then-associated-iractureifoperating rollers 75; I lowered; to; inoperative kpositioneby the num'.

"scorelinesi'ormedby 'n1 seo ffdviceramnm theodnmaecyundef the cutter is' mental: the spring'j'pressedur'gllers u will hola then-glass 94 .againstrmovement untiltheabut- *n fan'llvvheuy the slatsfove'r theiracture op-i' v Iferatingrollor'mexnberi I thetap'p'ers"'ox'.frac-kk turingmembers |08 wlllbelraised'insequencefso g {belowthescoredfportion tl'iereof;y '.Theiracture" `operating roll I ispositioned forwardly of the' ter isk'normallycloaed; .f "That-is,y tho-valve Il in plunger III downwardly against the `l l. In this manner the will only occur along the thecutters |48.

red and fractured glass is then-deliveredto a mutable lreceiving means at the delivery end 82 of the Althoughxtheinvention has been shown and in connection with a preferred embodil:m'entthiereon*variationswithin the true spirit 1o and scope ot thesame are to be determined by the appended claims.

l Il., In 'sheet glass apparatus an endless conveyer having a plurality oi parallel slats iorming a cuttlngtable, a plurality 'of glass scoring cutters associated with said table and positioned above ythe same, means including a plurality oi' lfracturing pins mounted in each slat for breaking the glass along the score made by said cut- '20 ters, meansbeneath the glass vcarrying strand of the conveyer for actuatingsaid pins, means for driving said conveyer including a drum having f a plurality of surface corrugations for receiving saidslats. hinge means having rollers holding said lslats together, and an auxiliary drum having a f corrugated periphery arranged to receive said l, rollers in driving relation.

[2.In Va. glass cutting aparatus a kconveyerfor vcarrying a sheet of glass, a cutter above the con- 30 thefdegree to which the cutter may approach the conveyer, manual means for selectively allowing the cutter to approachtheconveyer, glass fracturing pins carried by said conveyer,'rolls beneath the upper strandof the conveyer `for actuating the pins, iluid` cylindersffor raising the rolls to eifective position, said manual 'means controlling 40 said fluid operated cylinders."

3. rIn sheet glass cutting apparatus alframe, an endless conveyer carried by said frame forming a cutting table, a` plurality of glass scoring cutters 'associated with said table and positioned 45 above the same, Ameans carried'partly by said frameand partly` by saidy conveyer for breaking the glass along the score made by said cutters, and a control board having means for selectively holding certain of said cutters in operative position while simultaneously holding the breaking means associated with said selected cutters in inoperative. position.

4.1!! sheet glass cutting apparatus a frame, an endless conveyer carried by said frame form- 'ing a.y cutting table,l a plurality of glass scoring vcutters associated .with said table and positioned *above the'same, means carried partly by said frame and partly by said conveyer forbreaking the glass along ythe score made by said cutters, no

' acontrol board having means i'or selectively holding certain yof said cutters and their associated breaking means in inoperative position, and saidv conveyer being so arranged that ioreignmatter willbe released through the glass bearing strand 05 thereof.l v 4 y 5. In sheet glass cutting apparatus a frame, an

trame and partly bysaid conveyer for breaking the glass along the score made by said cutters, and a control board having means for selectively actuating saidcutters and said breaking means by compressed air, and means on said conveyer for holding said glass square with the apparatus and for retaining it in said position.

6. In sheet glass cutting apparatus an endless conveyer forming a cutting table, a plurality of glass scoring cutters associated with said vtable and positioned above the same, means for breaking the glass along the score made bylsaid cutters, a control board having means for selectively actuating said cutters 'by means of compressed air, and means for selectively setting the breaking means to be effective underany score.

'1. LIn sheet glass cutting apparatus an endless conveyer forming a cutting table, a plurality 'of glass scoring cutters associated with said table and positioned above the same, means for breaking the glass along the score made by said cutters, and a control board having means for selectively actuating said cutters and said breaking means by compressed air.

8. In sheet glass cutting apparatus ay frame, an endless conveyer carried bysaid frarne forming a cutting table, a plurality of glass scoring cutters associated with said table and positioned above the same,` means carried partly by said frame and'partly by said conveyer for breaking the glass along the score made by said cutters, a control board having means for selectively actuating said cutters and said breaking means by compressed air, and-means carried by said conveyer for holding said glass square with said conveyer. l

9. In sheet glass cutting apparatus an endless conveyer forming a. cutting table, a plurality of glass scoring cutters'associated with said table and positioned above the same, means for breaking the glass along the score made by said cutters, and a control board having means for selectively actuating said cutters and said breaking means by compressed air, and master means for automatically raising all of the cutters.

10. In sheet glass cutting apparatus an endless conveyer having a plurality of parallel slats forming a cutting table, a plurality of glass scoring cutters associated with said'table and positioned above the same, means including a plurality of fracturing pins mounted in each slat for breakingv the glass along the score made by said cutters, means beneath the glass carrying strand of the conveyer for actuating said pins, and means connected to said cutters and said pin actuating means whereby selected cutters and their associated pin actuating means may be held irr inoperative position.

11. In sheet glass cutting apparatus an endless conveyer having a plurality of parallel slats forming a cutting table, glass scoring cutters associated with said table and positioned above the same, means including fracturing pins mounted in each slat for breaking the glass along the score madeby said cutters, means beneath the conveyer for actuating said pins, means for driving said conveyer including a drum having a plurality oi' surface corrugations for receiving said slats, and means connected to said cutters and said pin actuating means whereby selected cutters and their associated pin actuating means may be held in inoperative positiom 12. In sheet glass cutting apparatus an endless conveyer forming a cutting table, a plurality of glass scoring cutters associated with said table and positioned above the same, means including a plurality of fracturing pins carried by said conveyer'i'or breaking the glass along the score made by said cutters, means beneath the glass carrying ansaeoov f 'v strand of the conveyer for actuating said pins, means for'selectively determining'those portions of said last named means which are effective and means lconnected to said cutters and said pin actuating meanswhereby selected cutters and their associated pi'n actuating means may be held in inoperative position.

13. In a glass vcutting apparatus av conveyer for carrying a 'sheet of glass, a frame having side structure supporting saidl conveyer, a bar extending transversely across said conveyer and between said structures, said bar'having a plurality of extensions on each side thereof with the extensions disposed on one side being aligned with those disposed on the other side to thereby jointly form a cutter block, a shaft above said bar, a plurality of cutter holders pivotally mounted upon said shaft, springs at' one side of said shaft extending between each `of said holders and one of said cut- Y ter blocks, and pneumatic means in each of said i blocks on the other side of said shaft arranged to allow said cutter holders to selectively approach the conveyer or collectively recede from the conveyer. v

14. In a sheet glass cutting apparatus, a frame,

an endless conveyer in said frame, a plurality of glass scoring members carried by said frame for scoring a sheet of glass disposed on said conveyer, means holding selected ones of said scoring members in inoperative position, means carried by said conveyer for fracturing the glass along ythe scored portions thereof, operating means for said latter means carried by said 15. In 'a sheet glass cutting apparatus, a frame, an endless conveyer in said frame, a plurality of frame andmeans holding selected ones of said fracturing members in inoperative position. y

glass scoring members carried by said frame for y scoring a sheet of glass disposed on said conveyer, means holding selected ones of said scoring members in inoperative position, means carried by said conveyer for fracturing the glass along the scored portions thereof, stationary operating means carried by said frame for said latter means, and

-means holding selectedones of said fracturing members in inoperative position.

16. In a sheet glass cutting apparatus, a frame,` l an endless conveyer in said frame, a plurality of glass scoring members carried by said frame for scoring a sheet of glass disposed on said conveyer, means holding selected ones of said scoring members in inoperative, position, a plurality of spring-pressed fracturing pins carried by said conveyer, each pin having a portion thereof pro- ,jecting in the direction of the opposite run of the conveyer, means disposed in the path of said pins for moving said. pins to operativeposition, and

means holding selected ones vof said fracturing members in inoperative position.

17. In a sheet glass cutting apparatus, a frame, an endless conveyer carried by said'frame, transversely extending abutments carried by said con# veyer, and spring-pressed rollers carried by s-aid frame above said conveyer and in advance of f ssid cutters ior'holdinz the :less anbutxrietitsj.` e j v y 19. In a sheet glass cutting apparatus. a frame. endless conveyer carried by said frame, transversely extending sbutments carried by said conv amm: said' vey'er forengsgement with an edge of the glass, cutters carried by saidv frame above the conveyer,

e splurslity of rollers disposed .in-advance oi seid 

